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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Arctium Zofewa (ranked 1062 p4p, 662 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 89 p4p, 58 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arctium Zofewa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zofewa half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Zofewa dodges the punch combination from Krawlee.
Zofewa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krawlee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zofewa somewhat.
Krawlee misses with a lunging right hand
and Zofewa counters with a nice uppercut.
Krawlee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zofewa manages to avoid it.
Zofewa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krawlee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from Krawlee misses
and Zofewa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krawlee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zofewa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zofewa misses with the head strike.
Zofewa has been working on his balance at Gym To Nica, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Krawlee.
Krawlee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krawlee lands a left hand.
Krawlee misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krawlee is looking to score with low kicks.
Zofewa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krawlee.
Zofewa appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Krawlee throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Zofewa tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Krawlee is in Zofewa's guard.
Zofewa looking for a guillotine here but Krawlee defends easily.
Krawlee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Zofewa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zofewa had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krawlee defends it easily.
Krawlee tries to free his leg and advance position but Zofewa is retaining full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zofewa is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zofewa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Zofewa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krawlee's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Zofewa wants to work for an arm triangle but Krawlee is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Krawlee is trying to get back to full guard.
Zofewa is keen to just control but Krawlee is a slippery customer.
Krawlee trying to control from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krawlee actively working from the bottom here.
Zofewa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Krawlee knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Krawlee is defending against the submission attempts here by Zofewa.
Zofewa tries to pass to full mount but Krawlee defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zofewa is thwarting Krawlee's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zofewa wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krawlee keeps working.
Zofewa is working for a submission of some sort.
Zofewa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Krawlee works his way to full guard. Good work.
Krawlee trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Krawlee keeping moving, preventing Zofewa from controlling successfully.
Zofewa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Krawlee wants to sweep but no luck.
Krawlee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zofewa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zofewa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zofewa wants to control from the top but Krawlee keeps moving.
Zofewa looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krawlee wants to stand and escape but Zofewa is having none of it.
Zofewa stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krawlee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krawlee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zofewa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zofewa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kree P Krawlee will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Krawlee misses with a low kick.
Zofewa needs to keep his hands up - Krawlee had a free shot at his head there.
Krawlee throws a shot from downtown. Zofewa moves away and avoids it.
Zofewa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Krawlee is fending him off so far but Zofewa persists. Nope, Krawlee circles away and we're back to standing.
Krawlee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zofewa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krawlee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Krawlee moves into the clinch.
Krawlee lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krawlee blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zofewa throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zofewa works on Krawlee's body with a couple of short punches.
Zofewa prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zofewa swings wildly with an uppercut but Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krawlee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zofewa backwards.
Zofewa struggles to land a body shot inside as Krawlee controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zofewa misses with the head strike.
Zofewa is fighting off a takedown attempt but Krawlee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Zofewa to the mat. Zofewa regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Zofewa working a defensive guard here.
Krawlee connects with a couple of short punches.
Krawlee trying to control the position from guard on top but Zofewa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krawlee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krawlee passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zofewa taking punishment in the form of punches.
Krawlee lands a nice forearm strike.
Zofewa gets back to half guard.
Krawlee looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zofewa with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Krawlee seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Zofewa is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kree P Krawlee!
During a confident post fight interview, Kree P Krawlee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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